Guys Mike not being able to say "i love you" to El in her last moments is NOT proof he doesn't love her. He's made it explicitly clear his biggest fear is and has always been losing her, he's also never openly said "i love you" to anyone besides El. While i do think he should've its not proof he doesnt love her. Mike Wheeler has ALWAYS been someone who shows love rather than verbalizes it. And he does this with everyone. He'd rather hug his mom and sisters than say he loves them, jumping off a literal cliff for Dustin, sticking by Lucas throughout s3, make fun of Max when waking up from a coma, staying with Will in s2, standing by Els side and all her choices is his way of showing that. None of yall seem to find any doubt he loves the rest of them so why does it only matter towards the one person he actually said it too? Like say whatever yall want about Mike Wheeler but he loved El till the end.














